Thirteen things that concern me.

of course these are not ALL that concern me, but thay happen to be on my mind.

01. That I won't apply myself like I should at school.
02. That we can't afford for me to be in school and not at a job.
03. Animal cruelty. Man, does that really bother me!
04. Who will take care of me and C when we get old???
05. The moral climate of our country.
06. I'm always concerned about money. It seems we never have enough.
07. Given her past track record, I'm always concerned that my little doggie will have figured out a new way out of the backyard.
08. I'm worried that I'll never again live in a climate that gets snow. This makes me very sad.
09. I'm concerned for my neice and nephew. I worry that they will have issues w/ their parents the way my brother and I do.
10. I worry that my brother is messing up more than his own life. I wish he would get his heart right w/ God. This goes for my dad too.
11. I worry about the health of the ones I love.
12. I worry that I'm not where I'm supposed to be in my walk with God.
13. I worry that I will get some kind of cancer.

oh dear

I really can't go through my list backwards!!!!!!

I only got #'s 15 & 16 done yesterday. This is not a good sign.

I WILL get #7 done today... I have to, the class is tonight!

I'm already thinking about my blog post for Friday... and it will include pics (providing blogger cooperates) and there will be a sequel to the post!!! WOW! How's that for a teaser???

I need to think of a TT for tomorrow... so if you have any good ideas let me know! Thanks!

Why I thought my life was exciting enough for a blog I'll never know!

So.... since a certain someone has reminded me that I haven't posted lately... I thought I'd make a list of all the stuff that I have on my plate right now and hopefully this will encourage me to get some of it done!

1. Register for school.
2. Fill out forms for loan so I can afford school!
3. Get lesson ready for Power Hour on Sun.
4. Get house and scrap stuff ready for crop here on Friday!
5. Write up a mock bulletin for review.
6. Organize the food for the schools annual appreciation banquet.
7. Get lesson ready for Wed night class.
8. Get everything together for Murder Mystery Dinner at our house next Friday.
9. Distribute donation forms to stores for our next fundraiser.
10. Get the next fundraiser ball rolling.
11. Start working on 100 handmade Christmas cards!!!
12. Spend all day on Sat in a Youth Workers Seminar.
13. Dr appt on Monday.
14. Of course Tday is on its way... then Christmas!
15. Oh and I've got to get out there and VOTE today!
16. Sign up for a library card.

What are the chances all this actually gets done!??!?!?!

I'll try to keep you updated on what gets checked off!!!! Wish me luck!

Thirteen places I'd like to visit!

1. The Grand Canyon
2. Niagra Falls (both sides)
3. Alaska
4. Hawaii
5. Mt. Rushmore
6. New Zealand
7. Paris
8. Italy
9. Baseball Hall of Fame
10. Greece
11. Austria
12. Australia
13. Egypt

oh man I missed it!

I'm very sad that life's events caused me to miss a Thursday Thirteen post.
Please forgive me and I promise to get back on track next week!

We are having one of my favorite type of days here in NE TX. If it would only be raining too that would make it just perfect! It's windy and almost chilly! I'm soooo making chili for dinner tonight!

Ok, I don't know about the rest of the world but C and I listen to music as we fall asleep each night. (I also have to have a fan on but that's not what this paragraph is about.) Usually it is a cd that has Meryl Streep reading The Velveteen Rabbit story w/ George Winston piano music in the background. Recently, I purchased from wallyworld one of those cd's from that spot that has that machine where you can hear a sample of the music, they usually have seasonal type music and instrumental stuff. I have a few from there and I really like them. NEWAY: my most recent cd purchase from there was "Dreamsurf: ocean waves for relaxation" I love love love love it! It reminds me of many things, the first 21 yrs of my life on Long Island, our recent vacations to Rockport, MA where the B&B is right on the ocean and you sleep w/ your balcany door open to hear the ocean. It's so awesome and sooo relaxing, we are really digging this cd. If you listen to music to fall asleep to, I highly reccommend this cd. If you don't, I reccommend you start and get this cd! and no this is not a paid advertisement! ;-)

Ok, so the closing on the house in IL that has been up for sale for 20 months is today at 2pm! I'm sooooo excited to finally be rid of it! God's timing never ceases to amaze me!
Before we made the official move to TX, I had the house inspected by the city... at first it didn't pass and they gave me a list of things to do... I did what I could and then paid someone else to do the rest. The inspector came back and said we passed. I even have the paper to prove it.... somehow 14 months later it no longer passes the city inspection. We offered the buyer some dough (that we really didn't have) to get the stuff taken care of on her own. She accepted and we signed papers. The new inspector insisted that there was no way this house had passed inspection just last year blah blah blah and he had a whole list of stuff he didn't like. Well, new buyer took care of it, called an electrician and a plumber and a handyperson, sunk a chunk of money into the house already and everything is taken care of. Inspector comes out again and almost fails the house b/c an outlet cover wasn't on. Mind you the outlet cover and screws where right there on the floor in front of the outlet. Our realtor went and got a screwdriver and put it on! That inspector is a moron! We found the inspection report from last year last night in our office. C is faxing it to our realtor to show her (and the new buyer) that the house really did pass inspection before we left it. The date of the inspection August 29, 2005. What in the world has happened to my house in the 14 months since I've been gone???? According to our realtor there were no amendments made in the city code that affected our house. So tell me, how come one city inspector will pass a house and another city inspector (for the same city!) fails it!??!?!?! I just can't wait until tomorrow when I am the homeowner of 2 houses instead of 3!!!!